TOTAL TIME: PREP Less than 30 mins COOK 10 to 30 mins

Ingredients -

40g/1½oz butter
2 onions, finely chopped
8 sage leaves, finely chopped
125g/4½oz fresh breadcrumbs
1 free-range egg, beaten
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions -

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

Heat a frying pan until medium hot, add the butter, onions and sage and fry gently for five minutes until softened.

Place the breadcrumbs in a bowl with the softened onions and mix to combine. Add the egg and season with salt and black pepper.

Mix well then form into golf-ball sized balls and place on a roasting tray. (If making in advance, the stuffing can be frozen at this stage.) Roast in the oven for 20 minutes until crisp.